Sarah Green, an environmental health technician in HQ Regional Command, is leaving the Army this September following a successful 18-year career. Her decision to leave was largely influenced by her need to care for her severely asthmatic four-year old son, who is regularly in and out of hospital.

Speaking to Surrey Live about moving to her new home, she said: "It takes a lot of the stress out of finding a new job and things like that.

"It has just been an absolute life saver for me to be honest.

Sarah Green speaking with the Countess (Image: Mac McLaren)

"Me and my son, who has a medical condition, are settled here now. He goes to St Michaels and is registered at Frimley Park.

"The facilities here are absolutely amazing; it has exceeded all expectations. I think we are going to have a nice home here.

"The affordable accommodation means that my family life can start to take shape. It will also be great to be living around people from the Armed Forces community, who can understand me in a time of transition.”

The accommodation includes accessible flats for disabled veterans, as well as homes for families as well as communal spaces for therapy and community activities are also available, with landscaped gardens surrounding the building.

Marquetta Lyte was a chef in the British Army based in UK and Germany for 9 years having been living in Aldershot Garrison for the last 5 years but was discharged from the army in April 2017.

Lashana Williams, 19, studies law at Bournemouth University and 2 year old, Sanea Lyte with their mother, Maquetta Lyte (Image: Thomas Dean)

She said: "It has a kind of community here which will be great. We will meet more people and it's a great opportunity to start living normally again.

"Seeing as I am no longer involved in the army it will be good to leave the greens behind.

"It was difficult because some times you didn't want to come outside, so I found myself very isolated. Hopefully moving here will bring thing back to normal."

Marquetta suffers from a non-freezing cold injury and will move in with her four children including Lashana, 19, and Sanea, 2, making hers the largest family moving in.

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She added:"It is very painful. I am in pain all the time and it is hard for me to move around and it gets much worse in the cold."

Councillor Jacqui Vosper, Rushmoor Borough Council’s Armed Forces champion, said: “There is a real shortage of this kind of social housing for veterans, who have given so much to their country, so we are delighted to welcome them and their families to Aldershot.

"We look forward to working closely with them and Stoll as they become an important part of our local community.”

Some facts about Centenary Lodge

Facts about Centenary Lodge:

700 lorry loads of soil were removed to make way for Centenary Lodge

120,000 bricks and 1,300 tonnes of concrete were used to build the homes

28,000 tiles were used to build the roof

26 miles, or a marathon of cabling, was used inside the building

Head of Grants and Social Policy at The Royal British Legion Steve Baynes said: "Access to suitable housing is a key need for many people eligible for the Legion’s help.

Stoll’s Centenary Lodge Housing development will help the residents achieve the confidence they need to live independently and get back on their feet. Our contribution of £675,000 to this project is one of a number of grants to other organisations that highlights the Legion’s commitment to providing lifelong support for the Armed Forces Community.”